Kentucky Wheat Growers Need to Scout for Stripe Rust
Based on our mild winter it is very likely that stripe rust has overwintered in Kentucky
View ArticleWheat Farmers Cautioned About Disease Potential
Several fungal diseases attack the leaves of wheat and can quickly devastate grain yields.
View ArticleWheat Rusts Moving North in Kansas, Approaching Nebraska
Early spring rains have farmers and crop consultants on alert for the spread of these diseases... farmers need to be checking fields for possible infestations.
View ArticleWheat Stripe Rust Found in North Carolina
Wheat stripe rust often causes severe grain yield and quality loss. Stripe rust often gives a yellow look to the field. So you may look out across a green field of wheat and see a small area that looks...
View ArticleLeaf Rust in Wheat Expanding in Kansas
Thanks to the cool and damp conditions we have experienced in the past few weeks, leaf rust is showing up in our fields here in Lane County in west-central Kansas.
View ArticleGreen and Growing
Stripe rust of wheat has been creeping northward this spring. Reports are coming in of stripe rust in the southwestern and west central parts of Kansas. This is cause for concern but not panic for us...
View ArticleLeaf Rust may be Brewing in Kentucky Wheat
Stripe rust is also visible in some fields, but at generally low levels. Hot and dry weather is very unfavorable for stripe rust, and we have had plenty of both during the last month.
View ArticleKey Wheat Lines Hit by New Strain of Rust
This is a new strain and it has hammered our best resistance varieties
View ArticleIncreased Levels of Leaf Rust
Leaf rust has increased from low levels, less than 5 percent severity, a week ago to more than 30 percent of flag leaves covered with pustules in susceptib
View ArticleHead Scab Risk Low But Stripe Rust Showing Up
Cool conditions are favorable for other diseases such as rust, and there have been reports of stripe rust in some fields.
View ArticleField Day Suggests Options for Varieties, Disease Pressure
2012 wheat crop is a whole different ball game than it was several years ago.
View ArticleWheat Growers Eager for Some Warmth
The disease attacks an important leaf on the wheat plant critical for photosynthesis and for helping the plant produce full, plump kernels for a good harvest.
View ArticleStripe Rust a No-show in Pacific Northwest
We have followed stripe rust reports from western OR and eastern WA and stripe rust is much less prevalent there than last year.
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